'Lady Singham' Manzil Saini becomes first woman SSP of Lucknow

The state government, late on Monday evening, appointed Manzil Saini as the new Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of state capital Lucknow. Saini has replaced Rajesh Pandey who has been attached to the DGP office.A 2005 batch officer, Saini is the first woman officer in the history of

The state government, late on Monday evening, appointed Manzil Saini as the new Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of state capital Lucknow. Saini has replaced Rajesh Pandey who has been attached to the DGP office.

A 2005 batch officer, Saini is the first woman officer in the history of the state to take charge of Lucknow. Her earlier posting was in Etawah, the hometown of SP supremo, Mulayam Singh Yadav.

Popularly known as 'Lady Singham' in her work circles, Saini was expecting a baby when she cracked the Civil Services examinations to become the country's first married woman IPS officer.

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